(The book [pictured above] is not one of the prizes, because it would be silly to give you a copy of the book as a prize for pre-ordering the book.)

Who does not want the pre-ordering prize of original art by Faith Erin Hicks? Or — my favorite prize — a short story epilogue about the two main characters having things go terribly, terribly wrong in college (college being possibly the hub focal point of all the things that could possibly go wrong).

If you are not convinced by prizes, be convinced by the book itself! Publishers’ Weekly and Booklist have both given it starred reviews — Booklist even called it “delightful.” This is a quality graphic novel well worth spending your money on, O Readers.

Also, it’s a story about teenagers (who are relatively intelligent most of the time) building robots in their basement! Who doesn’t want to have a copy of this book of their very own?

FIRST SECOND is an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers, which owns some of America's most prestigious publishers, known for great integrity and literary quality. These include Henry Holt, FSG, St Martin's Press, Tor and Picador, all of which have garnered the most coveted prizes in publishing.